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Old Town Scottsdale is home to a num
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just one of the bustling art regions
that populate Arizona. Throughout
the entire state visitors can find galleries,
artists and events, from the Phoenix-vicinity
area (which Scottsdale is part of ) to south in
Tucson and north in Flagstaff.
The city of Scottsdale itself has more
than 125 galleries, museums and festivals.
There also is an expansive public arts
program and special art-related events.
Dozens of galleries line the streets of Old
Town Scottsdale and offer a variety of
mediums, genres and styles. Thursdays from
7 to 9 p.m., galleries in Old Town open
their doors for ArtWalk with many hosting
openings, exhibits, and events. Along with
the weekly art walk in Old Town Scottsdale,
other special-event art walks in the area
include the Fiesta Bowl Art Walk and
A Taste of ArtWalk.
Scottsdale and the surrounding areas play
every Thursday.
host to a number of major art events. Some
of the highlights include Celebration of Fine
Art, an annual event found in the “big white
tents”; First Fridays in downtown Phoenix,
where artisans line the streets the first Friday
night of each month; The West Select, an
invitational Western art event at the Phoenix
Art Museum; and ArtFest of Scottsdale, a
weekend arts and crafts fair.
Beyond Scottsdale and vicinity are art
events such as Sedona Art Center’s annual
Sedona Plein Air Festival; the Sedona Arts
Festival; and Tucson’s Four Corners Festival.
Other events and fairs are always happening
and make for an art-filled day trip outside of
the “Valley of the Sun.”
Within this special section on the art
destination of Scottsdale & Vicinity is
information on galleries, artists, art schools
and more such as Bonner David Galleries,
Becky Joy, Celebration of Fine Art, Paul
Scott Gallery, Scottsdale Artists’ School,
Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau,
Scottsdale Gallery Association, Wild Holly
Gallery, Karen Budan, Xanadu Gallery,
Overland Gallery of Fine Art, Blue Rain
Contemporary, The Legacy Gallery, and
Mainview Gallery.
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3 Paul Scott Gallery
7173 E. Main Street
(480) 874-3000
1st Ave
12 Scottsdale Artists’
School
3720 N. Marshall Way
(800) 333-5707
4 Scottsdale Convention
& Visitors Bureau
(800) 839-9567
www.ArtInScottsdale.com
13 Scottsdale Gallery
Association
(480) 377-9366
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4164 N. Marshall Way
(480) 874-8110
70th St
Pueblo Way
5 Xanadu Gallery
7039 E. Main Street,
Suite 101
(480) 368-9929
8 The Legacy Gallery
7178 Main Street
(480) 945-1113
Indian School Rd
Goldwater Blvd
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7040 E. Main Street
(480) 941-8500
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22 Easy Street
Carefree, AZ 85377
(480) 595-8757
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7137 E. Main Street
(480) 990-1515
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SW corner of Hayden Road
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(480) 443-7695
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Celebration of Fine Art is housed in a 40,000-square-foot
facility where 100 artists set up working studios.
Celebration of Fine Art
SW corner of Hayden Road and Loop 101, Exit 35
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 443-7695
www.celebrateart.com
Celebration of Fine Art enters its 22nd year
of connecting art lovers and artists under its
“big white tents” in Scottsdale. The event will
debut in a new location starting in 2012, just
1 mile east of the previous site. One hundred
artists from across the country will set up
working studios where they will showcase
their work for the 10-week juried event.
Visitors will see the works in progress
and learn what inspires the artists to create
their works of art as they stroll through the
40,000-square-foot facility. The passion that
inspires the artists is translated into the pieces
they create and the stories that they share.
Each artist in every studio has something
unique to offer.
The studio exhibit space surrounds an
open courtyard that will house up to 100
pieces of life-size and monumental sculpture.
All works are available to purchase and can be
shipped worldwide.
Art lovers will find artists at work every
day from January 14 through March 25; open
daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Middle: Celebration of Fine Art, 51 Split in Shop, oil on
board, 46 x 55", by Santiago Michalek.
Right: Celebration of Fine Art, Coastal Laguna Study,
oil on board, 16 x 20", by Josh Clare.
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Becky Joy
P.O. Box 82997
Phoenix, AZ 85071
(602) 910-1897
www.beckyjoy.com
“As with impressionists, I am drawn to the light and
colors of fleeting moments, which I try to portray in
my representational paintings,” notes artist Becky
Joy. “My brushwork and colors vary according to the
scene and what I am trying to convey to the viewer.
My paintings have spontaneity in the brushwork, yet
a controlled look.”
Joy’s work has been juried in to national shows
for Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist
Society and American Women Artists. She also is
a member of Laguna Plein Air Painters, Plein Air
Artists Colorado, Arizona Plein Air Painters, and The
Southwest Plein Air Painters. Her work can be seen
in several galleries in California, Arizona, Texas, and
Wyoming.
In May, Joy will exhibit at the AZ Centennial
Celebration, the 5 C’s at Tempe, Arizona’s Gammage
Auditorium.
Becky Joy, Jerome Rooftops, oil, 14 x 11"
Karen Budan
Every Thursday Night
Scottsdale
ArtWalk
Just west of Scottsdale Road along Main Street and on
Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue
Galleries open
daily & every
Thursday
from 7-9pm
for ArtWalk
18 x 24, Pastel
Reflections of Red
Karen Budan Fine Art
480-473-1752 | [email protected]
www.karenbudanfineart.com
A Taste of Art
Jan. 19
Best of
Scottsdale
Feb. 16
Native Arts
Mar. 1
Glass Act
Apr. 12
Art: Tony Abeyta • Gallery: Blue Rain
Special Event
ArtWalks
Represented by:
Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
Sedona Art Center Fine Art Gallery Sedona, AZ
www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com
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“[Paul Scott
Gallery’s] goal
is to exhibit
a diverse
and eclectic
contemporary
collection of original
paintings and sculpture by
highly-trained artists.”
— Paul Eubanks, Co-owner,
Paul Scott Gallery
Paul Scott Gallery, Fire Under Shallow Waters (diptych), oil on canvas, 60 x 120", by Paul Tom.
Paul Scott Gallery
7173 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 874-3000
[email protected]
www.paulscottgallery.com
Paul Scott Gallery is a contemporary
showroom in the middle of Scottsdale’s
Main Street Arts District. According
to co-owner Paul Eubanks, “Its goal
is to exhibit a diverse and eclectic
contemporary collection of original
paintings and sculpture by highly-trained
artists—university trained to national
academy trained. Currently our artists
represent 14 nations.”
Among the upcoming shows at
the gallery is a two-person show for
Toni Doilney and Michael Steirnagle,
January 12 to 26. The show will
highlight Doilney’s contemporary/
abstracted landscapes and stills and
Steirnagle’s figurative works surrounded
by abstraction. January 25 to February 8
is a two-person show for Josh George and
Kelly Larsen. February 9 to March 1 marks
a three-person show for Jeanie Tomanek,
Heather Barron, and Angus Wilson.
Tomanek will show introspective figures
within dreamlike landscapes; Barron will
have female portraits; and Wilson will
show bright, contemporary still lifes.
March 1 to 22 is the third annual solo
show for Larisa Aukon. Olga Porter and
Josh Meyer will have a two-person show
March 22 to April 5.
Paul Scott Gallery, Timeless, oil on linen, 59 x 79", by Larisa Aukon.
Paul Scott Gallery represents a diverse array of contemporary artists, from painters and sculptors to
landscape artists and figurative artists.
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(800) 839-9567
www.ArtInScottsdale.com
Scottsdale’s captivating Sonoran Desert
setting has proven irresistible to artists
from all walks of life. Art flourishes inside
the walls of more than 100 galleries—one
of the most concentrated collections in
the nation. This vibrant cultural destination
also is home to internationally-acclaimed
museums and architectural icons, renowned
arts festivals, one of the country’s longest
running artwalks, world-class performance
spaces and an award-winning public
art program that dots the community’s
landscape with striking statues and
dramatic fountains.
The 30-year tradition of Scottsdale
ArtWalk takes place every Thursday from
7 to 9 p.m. along Main Street and Marshall
Way in downtown Scottsdale. The galleries
open their doors to the public and show off
the work of the Southwest’s outstanding
artists. For more information, visit
www.scottsdalegalleries.com.
At Celebration of Fine Art visitors can
meet artists and watch them working in the
full spectrum of art media: oil, watercolor,
pastel, sculpture and assemblages, glass,
ceramics, stone, furniture, jewelry and
more. This is the 22nd annual gathering of
100 artists who show and sell their galleryquality work. Celebration of Fine Art takes
Galleries along Main Street and Marshall Way participate in Scottsdale’s weekly ArtWalk on Thursday nights.
place January 14 to March 25 at Loop 101
and Hayden. For more information, visit
www.celebrateart.com.
Come and celebrate the 10th anniversary
of Native Trails, a series of free outdoor
festivals that celebrate the Native American
cultures of the Southwest through song and
dance. Performances take place January 19
During Celebration of Fine Art visitors get the opportunity to meet artists and watch them work.
to April 14 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the
outdoor amphitheater at the Scottsdale
Civic Center Park. New for its 10th
anniversary, Native Trails is adding local
merchants who will sell fresh and packaged
items indigenous to the area. Visit
www.scottsdalenativetrails.com for more
information.
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Scottsdale Convention
& Visitors Bureau
At Native Trails event-goers will celebrate Native
American cultures of the Southwest through song
and dance.
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Xanadu Gallery
7039 E. Main Street, Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 368-9929
[email protected]
www.xanadugallery.com
Located in Old Town Scottsdale, Xanadu Gallery
represents a number of contemporary artists.
Xanadu Gallery opened its doors on
September 10, 2001—the day before the
tragic events of 9/11 unfolded. As gallery
owners Jason and Carrie Horejs watched in
horror as the world seemed to fall apart, they
wondered what the future would hold for
their new gallery and if there would even be
an art market.
The next day a woman came into Xanadu
and explained that she had to turn off the TV
and buy something beautiful. Their first client
bought a bronze sculpture that day, and the
new owners realized that not only would there
be an art market, but that art would have an
important healing role for people in the days
“We see exciting new trends in how our collectors discover, connect with, and
collect art. The internet and social media are playing an ever-increasing role.”
Xanadu Gallery, Empathy, bronze, 36 x 22", by Guilloume.
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and years ahead.
For the past decade Xanadu has provided
collectors worldwide with innovative, eclectic
contemporary art in a wonderful variety of
media. Xanadu recently launched an extensive
online gallery featuring established and
emerging artists from around the globe.
“We see exciting new trends in how
our collectors discover, connect with, and
collect art. The internet and social media are
playing an ever-increasing role. Thanks to
our wonderful clientele, art sales at Xanadu
continue to increase…,” says Xanadu Gallery
owner Jason Horejs.
The gallery’s best-selling artists continue to
be Dave Newman (exhibit opening February
23), Guilloume (exhibit opening March
22), John Horejs, Gary Price, John and Elli
Milan, Robert Burt, Linza, Penny Peterson,
Lorri Acott, Zingaro, and Jeanie Thorn.
— Jason Horejs, Owner, Xanadu Gallery
Xanadu Gallery, Red Dot Special, mixed media collage guitar,
42 x 16", by Dave Newman.
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Overland Gallery of Fine Art
7155 Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 947-1934, (800) 920-0220
[email protected]
www.overlandgallery.com
Since 1983 Overland Gallery of
Fine Art has presented the work
of premier American artists. Gary
Ernest Smith, Ed Mell, Martin
Grelle, Joseph Lorusso, and
G. Russell Case are featured artists.
In 1991 Overland introduced
fine quality Russian impressionist
paintings by master artists of the
20th century.
Through its annual series of solo
shows, gallery events throughout
the year, and a continual focus
on Russian paintings of the 20th
century, Overland aims to offer one
of the highest levels of customer
service to its clients. The gallery’s
consultants are available to curate full
collections or suggest single pieces
to complement a client’s current
collection.
January 5 to 31 will mark
the Masters of Russian Art, an
exhibition of 30 paintings by some
of the most prominent Soviet
artists of the post-World War II
period. January 20, 7 to 9 p.m.,
the gallery will host Russia Night.
February 1 to 18 the gallery will
hold its 27th annual solo show for
Gary Ernest Smith. The event will
explore the vision of this aesthetic
chronicler of the American West.
Overland Gallery of Fine Art,
Friends, 1930, oil on canvas, 32½ x 23¾",
by Fedot Vasilevich Sychkov.
Overland Gallery of Fine Art, Wheat Stubble Design, oil on linen, 36 x 60",
by Gary Ernest Smith.
Overland Gallery of Fine Art, Barn in Summer, oil on linen, 20 x 30",
by Gary Ernest Smith.
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Wild Holly Gallery
22 Easy Street
Carefree, AZ 85377
(480) 595-8757
[email protected]
www.wildhollygallery.com
“Wild Holly Gallery is a treat for the
senses,” says Holly Bergman of the
gallery. “Strolling along Easy Street in
downtown Carefree, the Wild Holly
Gallery beckons shoppers to come
a bit closer. The steel kinetic wind
sculpture turning in the breeze captures
the attention of passersby browsing
the shops. The 6-foot calla lily attracts
even the busiest of shoppers. Diego, the
black-and-white tuxedo cat, seals the
deal. He is the gallery mascot and greets
everyone at the door.
“Once inside this 4,700-squarefoot two-story gallery the question
becomes, ‘Where do I start?’” continues
Bergman. “Piece after piece, the gallery
is an explosion of tastefully displayed
art, representing the art of more than
90 local and nationally-acclaimed
artists. Paintings, dramatic sculptures,
an intriguing metal wall, trickling
fountains, sparkling glass, pottery,
and contemporary jewelry all become
a treat for the senses. Color, texture,
energy surround the art collector. Each
piece tells a story and the gallery staff
welcomes the chance to share each story
and artist. Yet, meandering through the
space, collectors can imagine what each
item represents. The look on the face
of the cowgirl in one painting, as she’s
puffing on a good cigar, seems to say,
‘I know what I want and I’m going to
get it.’ Her advice is well taken at this
eclectic gallery.”
Top: Wild Holly Gallery, Three Wishes (diptych),
acrylic and resin on canvas, 24 x 24", by Paul
Cunningham.
Right: Wild Holly Gallery, First Dusting, acrylic and
resin on canvas, 36 x 36", by Paul Cunningham.
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7178 Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 945-1113
www.legacygallery.com
Scottsdale-based The Legacy Gallery offers a
variety of shows and events during the spring.
Some of the highlights include Putney Painters
and Friends, March New Works, Legacy of the
American West, Scottsdale Art Auction, and the
2nd annual Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art.
January 19 to February 12 is the Putney
Painters and Friends exhibition featuring 18
of the Putney Painters and eight friends with
up to 50 paintings on display. New works by
noted artists like Scott Christensen, Daniel
Gerhartz, David Leffel, and CW Mundy will
hang during March New Works. Legacy of the
American West is the gallery’s annual Western
multi-artist show held March 15 from 7 to 9
p.m. The 8th annual Scottsdale Art Auction will
be held March 31 and includes paintings and
sculpture of the West.
The Legacy Gallery represents more than 100 artists
and specializes in paintings and sculpture in a variety
of subject matter including figurative, wildlife,
Western, still life and landscape.
The Legacy Gallery, Serenity, oil, 22½ x 20", by Robert Coombs.
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The Legacy Gallery
The Legacy Gallery, A Rose is a Rose, oil, 10 x 8", by Kate Sammons.
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MAINVIEW Gallery, Demur, oil, 30 x 24", by Pino.
MAINVIEW Gallery
7137 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 990-1515
www.mainviewgallery.com
MAINVIEW Gallery is located
in the heart of Scottsdale’s
historical art district on Main
Street. The gallery proudly
features paintings by Pino, Dale
Terbush, Kent R. Wallis, Ed
Copley, JD Challenger, Peter
Karen Budan, Cherries, pastel, 12 x 16"
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MAINVIEW Gallery is located in Old Town Scottsdale on Main Street.
VanDusen, Richard Weers, and
sculptures by Elie Hazak, Rodd
Ambroson, Melvin Johansen,
Jamie Burnes, Matthew
Placzek, and E.C. Wynne. These
artists represent a mix of genres
from landscape and figurative to
still life to Western-themed work.
MAINVIEW Gallery also
holds memberships with Main
Street Galleries Scottsdale
and the Scottsdale Gallery
Association.
Karen Budan
Karen Budan Fine Art
5689 E. Hedgehog Place
Scottsdale, AZ 85266
(480) 473-1752
[email protected]
www.karenbudanfineart.com
Karen Budan has had a lifelong
desire to express herself through
art beginning with paint-bynumber kits at an early age, which
quickly moved to creating her
own compositions. Although
circumstances led her to pursue
a very successful first career in
education, Budan always kept alive
her art interest through classes and
workshops. After retiring, Budan
and her husband left Michigan and
relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona.
“When I am setting up a
painting composition, I am
seeking to capture the play of
light upon the subjects, which
will allow me to employ the
colors, shapes and textures of
the objects as tools to transform
from ‘everyday’ to ‘eye-catching’
in the eyes of the beholder,”
says Budan.
Budan is represented by
Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery
in Scottsdale and the Sedona
Arts Center Fine Art Gallery
in Sedona. She is a member
of several art organizations
including the International
Association of Pastel Societies,
the Pastel Society of America,
the International Guild of
Realism, the Arizona Pastel
Artists Association (of which she
is president), the Pastel Society
of New Mexico, and the Pastel
Society of the West Coast.
January 16 to 25, Budan will
have a solo show titled Captured
by Color at the Amery Bohling
Fine Art Gallery. And January 5
to March 25 she will be part of
the Scottsdale Artists’ School Best
and Brightest Exhibition.
— Christi Bonner Manuelito, Co-owner, Bonner David Galleries
Inside Bonner David Galleries visitors will find a mix of works from artists such as Peregrine Heathcote,
Dyana Hesson, Claudia Hartley, Michael Carson and others.
Bonner David Galleries, Arizona Valentine - Heart of Ten Roses,
ed. of 100, 41 x 38", by Dyana Hesson.
Bonner David Galleries
7040 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 941-8500
[email protected]
www.bonnerdavid.com
For more than nine years Bonner David
Galleries has been among the leaders in
combining traditional art with contemporary
work. The enterprise of Christi Bonner
Manuelito and Clark David Olson, the duo
personally select the figurative, landscape, still
life and realism artists with their impeccable
taste for contemporary art, surrounded by
noted sculptures from the Shona sculpture
movement in Zimbabwe.
“The current art market in Scottsdale is
busy,” says Christi Bonner Manuelito, coowner of the gallery. “This is Bonner David
Galleries 10th show season and it’s top notch.
There is always a market for quality work in
Scottsdale and we are fortunate to have artists
who constantly strive for excellence.”
The constantly changing 4,000-square-foot
gallery features numerous artist receptions and
exhibitions as well as a host of special events.
December 29 to January 18 is Peregrine
Heathcote’s third solo show with the gallery,
The Path to Enlightenment. His nostalgic works
are reminiscent of the pre-war period of the
20th century. January 26 to February 15 is Best
Friends Furever with works by artist Ron Burns.
In this exhibit Burns shows the relationships
people have with their pets, emphasizing the
lifelong commitment. February 2 will be
Together Again, a show with Claudia Hartley
and Dyana Hesson marking a decade of the art
they have shown at the gallery.
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“The current art market in Scottsdale is busy…
There is always a market for quality work in
Scottsdale and we are fortunate to have artists
who constantly strive for excellence.”
Bonner David Galleries, Blue and White Patterns, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40" by Claudia Hartley.
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Scottsdale Artists’ School
3720 N. Marshall Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(800) 333-5707
www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org
Scottsdale Artists’ School, located in the
historic Loloma school building in the heart
of the Old Town District in Scottsdale, is
a premier destination for art students from
around the country and abroad. The school
has one of the largest workshop programs in
the country with more than 140 three- to fiveday workshops, offering instruction by today’s
top professionals with a passion for teaching
in drawing, oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and
sculpture.
Join nationally-acclaimed artists Nancy
Guzik, Kathy Anderson, Stephanie Birdsall,
Daniel Keys, Lori Woodward, Rosemary
Ladd, and Casey Baugh from January 16 to 21
for Putney Painter Week at Scottsdale Artists’
School. In partnership with The Legacy Gallery,
the school will host demonstrations, lectures,
painting and pastel workshops and a creative art
marketing seminar with special guest speakers.
Robert Liberace is considered by many to
be a contemporary classicist; his work is inspired
by the centuries of knowledge, skill and elegance
of the Old Masters. On February 1, 7 p.m., at
The Legacy Gallery, he will demonstrate his
technique painting from the live model.
Mary Whyte spent three-and-a-half years
travelling the South, creating 50 watercolors
of people who work in vanishing industries.
During this unique evening event at The
Legacy Gallery on February 10, Whyte will
share the ideas behind her work, how she
found her models, her experience writing the
Scottsdale Artists’ School, John, by Robert Liberace.
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Every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. is Scottsdale ArtWalk hosted by Scottsdale Gallery Association in
conjunction with the City of Scottsdale.
book, and the challenges and gratifications of
a large-scale project like Working South. Part
of the proceeds of the event will go to funding
youth art programs.
Scottsdale Gallery Association
(480) 377-9366
www.scottsdalegalleries.com
Thursday, January 19, from 7 to 9 p.m.,
marks A Taste of Art ArtWalk hosted by the
Scottsdale Gallery Association in conjunction
with the City of Scottsdale and Up with
Downtown Scottsdale. Along with gallery
exhibits and artists’ receptions, there will
be free sampling stations hosted by local
purveyors. Live street entertainment will
include singer-songwriter Angela Leavitt of
Tryst and Brazilian-style guitarist and singer
Tera Crisalida. This 4th annual event previews
Scottsdale’s famed culinary scene, which
features dozens of restaurants. Also nearby
is Scottsdale’s Le Cordon Bleu College of
Culinary Arts.
Upcoming free events include the Best
of Scottsdale ArtWalk on February 16; the
8th annual event also celebrates Arizona’s
centennial. Other events include Native Arts
ArtWalk on March 1; Glass Act ArtWalk
on April 12; and the 23rd annual Summer
Spectacular ArtWalk on July 5.
Established in 1983, Scottsdale Artists’ School supports the fundamentals of representational
fine art as taught by working, professional artists to students of all skill levels.
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Blue Rain Contemporary, Black Sheep, oil on canvas panel with
antique tin & wood frame, 64 x 26", by Jim Vogel.
Blue Rain Contemporary, Deenaa (Fur Seal), blown glass, 14 x 10 x 7", by Preston Singletary.
Blue Rain Contemporary
4164 N. Marshall Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 874-8110
www.blueraingallery.com
Blue Rain Contemporary, Valley Forge, blown glass, silver, 11 x 14 x 9", by Rik Allen.
Blue Rain Contemporary is now
in its third season in Scottsdale,
and its second season on the
corner of Marshall Way and 3rd
Avenue. Blue Rain Contemporary
represents a diverse body of
artwork with an emphasis on
contemporary Native American
art and regional art. In addition,
the gallery shows a handful
of leading talents working in
contemporary glass art. Blue
Rain Contemporary is a satellite
location of its parent gallery, Blue
Rain Gallery, in Santa Fe, New
Mexico—which is approaching its
20-year anniversary.
“Scottsdale’s art market seems
to be alive and well…We have
been fortunate to encounter a
great deal of enthusiasm among
collectors in the valley as well
as seasonal visitors during
the past few years. Sales have
been great,” reports Denise
Phetteplace, vice president of
business development at the
gallery.
Upcoming shows at the
Scottsdale location include:
J. Paul Fennell, January 19 to
31; Jim Vogel, February 2 to
18; and Shelley Muzylowski
Allen, February 16 to 29.
Fennell will display his new
turned wood sculpture, while
Vogel will have new paintings
and Allen will showcase glass
sculpture pieces.
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